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NHS Covid-19 app in England and Wales tweaked to notify fewer contacts02 Aug 2021 17:57The app in England and Wales will now only alert contacts from the previous two days in asymptomatic cases.
Football: Dementia risk greatest for defenders02 Aug 2021 16:01The risk of dementia in former footballers increases according to the position they played in, says new research.
NHS pay: Call for privately employed staff to get increase02 Aug 2021 00:52Cleaners and others employed by contractors should receive the same rise as NHS staff, a union says.
No Covid traces found in railway stations or trains02 Aug 2021 05:41Heavily touched areas like escalator handles, ticket machines and benches were swabbed for the virus.
Covid: Pulse oxygen monitors work less well on darker skin, experts say31 Jul 2021 18:06Pulse oximeters, which spot falling oxygen levels, may work less well on darker skin, experts warn.
Hunt for certainty over Covid cases continues30 Jul 2021 16:18Flurry of Covid data does not resolve debate around state of the pandemic in the UK.

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